Now one player can receive the Ballon d'Or, while the other can receive the FIFA Player of the Year prize. Soccer.ru is upset that they could kill the prestige of the most famous individual football award. But there is a plus - you personally have the right to vote.
Again two awards, as it was before the unification of prizes. But then no one took into account the choice of FIFA. The people did not remember whether Romario won or not, but everyone knew that Weah or Stoichkov had the Golden Balls. This prize from journalists was much more prestigious, but then came Blatter, played on the greed of the French and bought them the right to present the prize, changed the rules, it was time for Ronaldo against Messi. Now the paths have parted, but will it get better? We are sorting out to determine with whom the prestige and world recognition will remain?
Benefits of the Golden Ball
Returned the original meaning. The prize was conceived as an award from specialists. They took it already, but deeper. The journalists chose the player of the year. And they will choose, because the French did not bargain with FIFA, they could not sell the rights for another couple of years. But in parallel, they removed the main flaw of the overall "Golden Ball" of recent years. Football players and national team coaches voted for nominally the strongest masters. Or they called their favorite player all the time. Hopefully, the winner of the 2016 Ballon d'Or will be chosen based on comparisons, not preference.
The voices of amateurs and mistakes were excluded. Many complained that they voted for some - others received points. And why do you need the opinion of the Djibouti national team coach, who has been supporting Barcelona or Real Madrid for ten years and does not understand that you need to choose the best for the year? Now there are fewer “ballots”, and only journalists vote. There will be no more mistakes and confusion. And this is important because all recent polls have included inconsistencies. Not productive, the margins of the winners were large, but the integrity of the electoral system was discredited a couple of times.
Determined by football analysts. Of course, everyone has favorite players, or at least those who you sympathize with. But journalists watch so much different football that they have long been accustomed to assessing quality, and not relying on emotions. It is difficult to surprise a football journalist, but he is not completely in love with the game of one person. Therefore, if Messi and Ronaldo were voted for with hearts and emotions for many years, then journalists from different countries will now choose with the help of logic.
Pros of "Best FIFA Player"
Your vote is important to Infantino! Gianni, although he became the head of football hell, has always been distinguished by his ability to win over the public. From him a pleasant Lucifer. So FIFA president approves idea to involve fans in voting– now you choose the best player of the year. Of course, you are not given the right to do it alone, but it has become more fun!
Interesting electoral system. So now there are four different categories voting. Coaches, national team captains, journalists from around the world in the amount of about two hundred and fans. It's funny if the journalists are the same as in the case of the Golden Ball elections, but here the meaning is different. The influence of each category is the same - 25%. In other words, if the trolls around the world put the fans of Paul Pogba first in the vote, and the journalists - the thirtieth, then he will not be the first. The votes will be converted into a proportion, and the percentages will be summed up. It is possible to balance inadequate votes, similarly, they protect themselves from the always likely hacker attack or purchased “bots”.
Ability to put on a show. Everyone knows the address of the FIFA website, all the media in the world will write about the vote - you go and choose yourself. You will be part of the show! Then in January, the stars will be invited to the ceremony, and prizes will be distributed. And what can journalists with the Golden Ball do? They have no opportunity to organize an expensive show, and those who lose will not go to it. There will be a winner and a prize - boring, the spectacle factor is lost, in early December it is unlikely that all the best players in the world will come to Paris. And why?
Cons of Golden Ball
The status of the jury has changed. When the Golden Ball was first established, journalists watched more football than fans, there were no broadcasts, and reporters went to important matches Champions Cup, had access to live play throughout Europe, unlike the fans. They were guides in an age without the Internet. That is, everyone was looking forward to the announcement of the winner, like a gift under the Christmas tree - they helped you understand who was the coolest of the year? Over time, this trump card was lost. Why would you trust the journalists who are on the France Football list?
Chauvinism and elitism. This is just a guess, of course. But it cannot be ruled out that the decision not to make a discount for FIFA in the negotiations is due to the desire of France to see the player of the year not Ronaldo, but Griezmann, who lost the finals to Cristiano's teams. Of course, since the commission is international, it is difficult to "push through" Antoine's candidacy. But there is one more minus when experts vote - they want to show themselves. That is, there will be years when they will vote in spite of the glory hunters and the conditional Messi and Ronaldo will be pushed back. Is it fair? Not always. Moreover, there have already been cases when the publication did everything so that a particular player would not receive a prize.
Poor ideation. France Football should have better chosen the moment for parting, it turned out to be spontaneous in the middle of the year, because they did not tritely bargain for a contract extension. And now there is a risk that the Ballon d'Or and its prestige will be buried. Probably, a clever idea with fan voices will appeal to fans from all over the world. In addition, FIFA chooses the best female player, team of the year - and with the help of professional football players, the best coaches for women and men, a prize for fair play gives. If journalists once revealingly unfairly vote and give out the Ballon d'Or for no reason, people will say that the prize is worthless.
Cons of "Best FIFA Player"
club lobbying. On December 2, we will be given the top three finalists. Do you think Ronaldo, Bale and Griezmann will definitely be there? And why not Cristiano, Lionel and Suarez, for example? Or even Neymar, because it is difficult to predict the logic of four categories of voters at once. Therefore, every time the journalists forget a weak football player promoted by agents, he can simultaneously receive the “Best FIFA Player” award. Not by votes, but because "it's necessary." FIFA, unfortunately, is a corrupt office, who knows how they will calculate it there? They will show you percentages and that's it. Take my word for it!
50% of the votes - the players and coaches. Let's put it like it is - football players and coaches are not always intellectuals. This is if soft. Moreover, they do not always watch football, even if it sounds paradoxical. Even if they get paid millions for it, like Carragher or Shearer. Alan recently said Aguero is the only world-class player in the Premier League. De Bruyne, De Gea, Coutinho, Sanchez, Ozil, Hazard, Payet, it turns out that they are amateurs, where are they up to the world level this year? And in FIFA, half of all the votes were kept by the players and coaches, who will again choose between Messi and Ronaldo. Journalists and fans will try to influence, but will they be able to?
Nonobjective Gloryhunters. The France Football website launched a fan vote for the sake of interest. And there was confusion. Riyad Mahrez was in the lead – the Arab world came and voted, followed by Ronaldo and Messi. Don't care that the Algerian is not strongest player planets and years. Do not care that Cristiano and Lionel this year with their weaknesses. Glory hunters came and voted. If the results of the fans in the FIFA poll are published, you will see that the ethnic Turk Özil, thanks to the incredible activity of Turkish football fans on the net, may have more votes than Griezmann. Well, or Mahrez will be the player of the year. After all, do not forget that according to the Russian poll, Akinfeev turned out to be the most popular in the country, 14% of those polled sympathized with him. Democracy is a tricky thing if it ends up in stupid hands.
Who is cooler and more prestigious?
An amazing case, we went to zero - we summed up the pros and cons and we see that the score is a draw. We immediately note that if Infantino in his FIFA trio gets the same result as the journalists in the Ballon d'Or 2016, then he will seize the initiative at the expense of the budget. If there are two prizes that will give out the same, then the one with the gala performance will win. And the editors of France Football are to blame for the humiliation of the prize. After all, the Golden Ball is their legacy. They sold him to Blatter for millions of euros, but didn't think about the consequences. It was necessary to give the prize for three years, not six. And when they rolled Sneijder, Iniesta, Ribery - the heroes of specific years, it was necessary to select the Golden Ball, make a big scandal, lure the people to their side. And sell it to UEFA, emphasizing that prestige is more important than money. That is, greed ruined the award, roughly speaking. And only then the stupidity of those who chose the same ones.
Now French journalists are forced to take on a great responsibility. For example, if Ronaldo takes the “Best FIFA Player” (and it will be), and Griezmann takes the “Golden Ball”, then it is not a fact that everyone will go over to the side of journalists. Year after all difficult for choice. It is easy to find fault with absolutely all candidates. Ronaldo won titles? And Messi was pounding goals while they were working for Cristiano. Griezmann - well done? And Bale also looked good, like Suarez with the Golden Boot. What is there, even Ramos and Pepe are important for the titles of Real Madrid and Portugal, why is Ronaldo singled out on the basis of titles when he himself played worse than he can? Such a year was caught - there is no one who would deserve much more than the rest. That is, the trio of Ronaldo, Griezmann and Bale will find their fans, as well as the trio of Griezmann, Ronaldo, Messi, for example.
We get an important conclusion - FIFA and France Football have jointly destroyed the once most prestigious, important individual award football world. There is no more prize that helped dozens of footballers to achieve international recognition. So the people will choose. Over time, only one of these prizes will receive cult status, you'll see. In the meantime, you can vote for yourself. If your favorite wins, if you guess all three, then you will know that you are involved. And then a dispute will begin, who is more objective, more prestigious, more interesting, the Golden Ball or the Best FIFA Player? Fans of Messi and Ronaldo killed the idea of Gabriel Ano, and the organizers of the poll actively helped in this. There was a division, it's time to choose who you trust more? Only journalists or FIFA coalitions - captains, coaches, journalists and fans? And anyway, who will you vote for? Name your trio!
And everyone learned that, according to the version of the new football simulator, Messi and Ronaldo are equal.
20 best football players in the world FIFA versions 19. Part One
10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
The German midfielder is getting faster from game to game and he already has quite a playable card. On the plus side: excellent passes and five stars on the non-working leg.
9. David de Gea (Manchester United)
8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
The Uruguayan super-forward lost one point in the overall rankings and, more importantly, one star in feints during the year. This can significantly reduce his popularity in the game.
7. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
The best defender in the game, the Spaniard Sergio Ramos has not changed much over the year: he has become a little slower, but noticeably more reliable in defense.
6. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
One of the two Belgians in the top ten, who spent a not very even season for Chelsea, but was good at the World Championship. The card hasn't changed much in a year.
5. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Perhaps the best attacking midfielder in the world on merit is in the top five players in the world according to the version. And over the year, almost all indicators on his card have improved.
4. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Probably, the best player 2018 received a noticeable upgrade for the year - plus 2 points in the overall rating. Also, the virtual Modric has become better over the year in all respects, except for playing defense.
3. Neymar (PSG)
So far, always third in the confrontation with Ronaldo and Messi, both in the real world and in FIFA. At the same time, in the game, Neymar, the owner of 5 stars on feints and a weak leg, is a very rare combination that only a few other virtual football players have.
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Messi had one of the most controversial seasons of his career, but still received an overall rating upgrade from EA Sports, equaling Ronaldo. Another dramatic change: Messi is a center forward, which will greatly increase his popularity in the game.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Still the best and most expensive (not counting the "legends") football player in FIFA is the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. Moving to a new league for yourself and to a new position will in no way affect the status of this player. In, as in previous games, everyone will dream of Ronaldo.
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Lev Ivanovich Yashin- Soviet football goalkeeper, who played for the Moscow Dynamo and the USSR national team. Olympic champion 1956 and European champion in 1960, 5-time champion of the USSR. The only goalkeeper in history to receive the Ballon d'Or. He is considered one of the first goalkeepers in world football to have mastered the game extensively on the exits and throughout the penalty area.
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Brazilian footballer, played as a striker. According to many football organizations, specialists and athletes, he is one of the best players in the history of football. Double Champion World Cup, vice-champion of the world, the best field player of the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, the best scorer of the 2002 World Cup, the record holder of the World Championships in the number of matches in which a football player scored at least one goal, the record holder for the number of goals scored in all international tournaments, three times the best football player of the year according to FIFA and World Soccer magazine, two-time winner of the Golden Ball, winner of the Golden Boot.
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Hungarian football player, striker, recognized by the results of many polls as one of the greatest players in the history of football, a member of the Hungarian Golden Team. Ferenc Puskas during his lifetime was recognized as the best Hungarian football player of all time. He played 89 matches for the national teams of Hungary and Spain, scored 84 goals, in major leagues Hungary and Spain played 534 matches, scored 512 goals. The multi-sport stadium in Budapest bears the name of Ferenc Puskas. Prize best goal of the year according to FIFA is named after a football player.
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Argentine and Spanish footballer, striker. After completing his playing career, he worked as a coach. As a footballer, he was twice the champion of Argentina, three times the champion of Colombia and eight times the winner of the championship of Spain. Di Stéfano has won the Copa Colombia, the Copa del Rey and the Intercontinental Cup each time. He won the Small World Cup twice and won the European Cup five times. As a coach, Alfredo won two Argentine Championships, one Spanish Championship, one Spanish Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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Portuguese footballer who plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, in which he became the European champion in 2016. was the most dear footballer in the history of football until 2013 - for his transfer from the English "Manchester United" to "Real" was paid 80 million pounds. Top scorer in the history of the Portuguese national team, as well as the record holder for the number of matches played for it. Considered one of the best football players of our time. Winner of the Golden Boot 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2015. In 2008, he was recognized as the best football player of the year in European club football according to UEFA and the best player in the Champions League, received the Golden Ball as the best football player in Europe and the FIFA Player of the Year award as the best football player in the world. In January 2015, he won his third Golden Ball as the best football player in the world in 2014.
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German football player and coach who played as a central defender or midfielder. During his career, he was twice elected European Footballer of the Year, played on the fields of three world championships, and was called up to the ranks of the players of the German national team 103 times. As captain of the German team, he won the 1974 FIFA World Cup. With Bayern Munich, he won the European Cup three times in a row in 1974-1976 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967. The only football player who played as captain in three different teams. He played for Bayern Munich, Hamburg and New York Cosmos. As head coach, he won the 1990 World Cup with the German national team.
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Former French football player Main coach Spanish club Real Madrid. Considered one of the greatest football players in history. Zidane was named the best player in the world three times (1998, 2000, 2003), in 1998 he won the Golden Ball as the best player in Europe. In 2004, he was recognized by UEFA as the best player of the last 50 years. In 2016, Zidane was named the best French player in football history by France Football. In 2001, Zinedine moved to Real Madrid for a then-record €75 million. The Frenchman has won two Italian championships with Juventus and one Spanish championship with Real Madrid. From 1994 to 2006 he played for the French national team, in which he became the world champion (1998) and Europe (2000).
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Dutch footballer and coach of the Netherlands national team, Ajax and Barcelona. Cruyff became the personification not only of all Dutch football, but of the whole style - the so-called total football, which was first played by his Ajax teams and the Dutch national team of the early 1970s. In total, he played 752 matches during his career, scoring 425 goals. Three-time winner of the Golden Ball, won the European Cup three times as a player and once as a coach. Widely recognized as one of the best football players of the 20th century.
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The Argentine footballer, who ended his career, played in the positions of an attacking midfielder and striker. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He played 91 matches and scored 34 goals in the Argentina national team. World Champion 1986. Vice-champion of the world in 1990. Member of four world championships. World Champion among youth teams 1979. The best player in the 1986 World Cup. South American Footballer of the Year 1979 and 1980. Twice member of the symbolic teams of the world championships. Champion of Argentina with Boca Juniors. Two-time champion of Italy in the club "Napoli". In 1999, Maradona was recognized the best athlete 20th century in Argentina. The author of the goal against the England team, called the "Goal of the Century", and recognized as the best goal in the history of the World Cup; in the same game scored the ball with his hand, this case is known as the "Hand of God".
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (better known as Pelé)- Brazilian soccer player He played for the Santos and New York Cosmos clubs. He played 92 matches and scored 77 goals in the Brazilian national team. The record holder for the number of world championships won as a player is three titles. The only footballer who has become world champion three times as a player. Member of four world championships. The secret of Pele's mastery lies in his phenomenal physical data and great diligence. It is known that at its peak sports career he ran the 100-meter distance in less than 11 seconds, thus not much behind the performance of professional sprinters. Unusually gifted by nature, Pele, however, devoted a lot of time to working out individual components of football equipment, thanks to which, for example, he hit the ball equally well with both feet. Another undoubted advantage of him is his excellent dribbling and stroking. According to experts, Pele's technique was not weaknesses, his specific style of play has largely changed the idea of the possibilities and the very essence of football.
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International Football Federation, together with International Federation associations professional football players(FIFPro) named the composition of the symbolic team for 2019.
The largest representation in it was received by the players of Madrid "Real" - four. The team also included two players from Liverpool, Barcelona and Juventus. One represents Paris Saint-Germain.
The composition of the symbolic team at the end of 2019:
goalkeeper Alison Becker("Liverpool")
defenders Virgil van Dijk("Liverpool"), Matthijs de Ligt(Juventus) Marcelo, Sergio Ramos(both - "Real")
midfielders Eden Hazard, Luka Modric(both - "Real"), Frankie de Jong("Barcelona")
forwards Kylian Mbappe(PSG), (Barcelona), (Juventus).
The Manchester United midfielder has acquired a guard dog, according to The Sun.
The French football player bought a Rottweiler from a company that breeds and educates animals for protection. Pogba spent almost € 18 thousand on the dog. The reason for this decision was the aggressive attitude towards him from some of the club's fans, as well as the inscription "Pogba Out", which recently appeared near the entrance to the team's base.
Previously, Pogba's teammates defender Phil Jones and striker Marcus Rashford bought dogs from the same company. As noted in the company, the animals will not behave aggressively in normal life until they receive the appropriate command.
Pogba got scared of the fans and bought a guard dog. Is he paranoid?
The pet cost Paul 15 thousand pounds.
Former Spartak defender Roman Shishkin, who currently plays for Torpedo Moscow, shared his opinion on the situation in his former club. Spartak in the RPL suffered three defeats in a row. In the 10th round, Muscovites lost away to Ufa with a score of 0:1. Before that, Muscovites lost to Ural (1:2) and Zenit (0:1).
“What is happening now in Spartak happened from year to year, even in my time. By now, everyone is probably used to it. You can win the derby - and they will forgive you everything, and then lose to the conditional "Ufa" - and the coach is asked to resign.
In Spartak it was like this for a long time, with the exception of the championship year with Carrera. What is the reason? If someone knew, the problem would have been fixed long ago, ”Match TV quoted Shishkin as saying.
Fiorentina midfielder Franck Ribery new record Italian Serie A. The 36-year-old Frenchman scored his first goal in the Italian championship in the fourth round match against Atalanta. Ribery became the oldest foreigner to score a debut goal in Serie A. The Frenchman scored at the age of 36 years and 168 days.
Ribéry scored Fiorentina's second goal in the 66th minute, but Atalanta managed to bounce back in the remaining time. As a result, the meeting ended with a score of 2:2.
The start of the season for Fiorentina is unsuccessful. Florentines scored only two points in four rounds, as a result of which they close the standings.
The French winger joined the Italian club in the summer of 2019 as a free agent. Before that, he played for Bayern for a long time.
Porto beat Santa Clara in the match of the 6th round of the Portuguese Championship. The meeting was held at the Dragau Stadium in Porto. The final score of the match - 2:0. The first goal of the meeting was scored in the 15th minute. Its author was the forward Ze Luis. The former striker of the Moscow "Spartak" hit the gates of the guests after the transfer of Pereira to Danil. At the 41st minute, the hosts consolidated their advantage – the gates of his team hit the defender of the guests Cesar. This goal was the last in the game.
Porto caught up with the leading Benfica in terms of points scored - 15 each. The Lisbon team is ahead of the Dragons due to the better difference between goals scored and conceded.
Ze Luis has already scored his 6th goal in 6 matches in the championship. Together with Pizzi (Benfica), he leads the race of scorers in the Portuguese championship.
Moscow "Dynamo" on its official website published a statement about the future in the team of head coach Dmitry Khokhlov.
“Due to the large number of rumors, speculation and unconfirmed information around the club, we consider it necessary to officially declare that we will continue to work with the team until the winter break in the national championship.
In the summer, we began a global restructuring of the team and were well aware that the creation of a new, combat-ready team would take time, would be fraught with risks and the need to quickly cope with systemic tasks. We entrusted the leadership of the team to the coaching staff of Dmitry Khokhlov and we consider it right in the current circumstances to give an opportunity to correct the current situation, taking into account the significantly updated squad.
The transfer window closed quite recently, some newcomers have been with Dynamo for less than a month. They were acquired under the vision of the current coaching staff. Time, patience and calmness are needed for the players to adapt to each other, coaching requirements, and new conditions for themselves. The club does not intend to go to extremes, nor does it intend to negotiate with other specialists, whose names are now being so actively discussed.
After the match against Sochi, everyone had a lot of negative emotions. Today, once again, we calmly and in detail discussed topical issues with Dmitry Valeryevich. Yes, at the moment neither the quality of the game, nor the place in standings cannot satisfy either the fans or coaching staff, nor the leadership of Dynamo. It is obvious. We admit that mistakes were made during the preparation of the team, which, among other things, led to poor intermediate results. The work of the sports staff also needs to be strengthened.
It is possible to correct the situation, there are all possibilities for this. But only by common efforts. With trust in each other and faith in their own strengths. Ahead of us is a difficult series of away matches in the championship and the Cup of the country. We are convinced that Dynamo loyal fans will continue to support the team at a difficult time and will be there. The immediate results will be in many ways indicative and decisive for the choice of the vector of the direction for the further development of the club," the white-and-blues said in a statement.